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Derivatives

CDS recovery rate overstated

In an attempt to bring more accurate valuation on credit default swap (CDS) and on all credit derivatives products based on CDS, Pricing Partners has started to back out the recovery rate from the underlying......

Hedge Funds Review | 27 Mar 2009secure

Hedge funds decouple as equity markets continue to fall

Hedge funds continued January's decoupling trend from equity markets, outperforming the MSCI World Index by 9.6% in February and by 18.2% year-to-date.

Hedge Funds Review | 25 Mar 2009secure

Markit provides CDS transparency

Markit has launched a credit default swap (CDS) data and information portal designed to increase transparency and provide a way to monitor the market. The data portal, available online, gives details about......

Hedge Funds Review | 23 Mar 2009secure

GLG sees AUM fall 43% in one year

GLG Partners has reported a GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) net loss attributable to common stockholders of $142.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and a $629.7 million loss......

Hedge Funds Review | 14 Feb 2009secure

Lyxor sees big gains in European ETF market

The European ETF market grew by 6.49% in 2008 to reach €91.228 billion assets under management (AUM), according g to figures from Lyxor Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Société Générale.......

Hedge Funds Review | 10 Feb 2009secure

Property derivatives start trading on Eurex

Eurex became the first exchange to offer property derivatives in Europe with the launch of dividend futures based on the total returns of Investment Property Databank's IPD UK Annual All Property Index......

Hedge Funds Review | 10 Feb 2009secure

Political support for environment projects gives boost to fund launch

Impax Asset Management has launched the Impax Environmental Markets Trust in Australia with BNP Paribas Investment Partners.

Hedge Funds Review | 19 Jan 2009secure

Company dividends sharply fall in last quarter of 2008

Of the approximately 7,000 publicly owned companies that report dividend information to Standard & Poor's Dividend Record, 288 decreased dividends during the fourth quarter of 2008. This represented a......

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Jan 2009secure

Dealers vote for LCDS credit event auction

Markit LCDX index dealers have voted for a credit event auction to facilitate settlement of loan-only credit default swap (LCDS) trades referencing Lyondell Chemical Company, a constituent of the Markit......

Hedge Funds Review | 08 Jan 2009secure

GLG halts dividend payments

GLG Partners will not pay a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock according to a statement by the company.

Hedge Funds Review | 31 Dec 2008secure

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